"A Woman Reads the Gospel of Luke is a superb contribution to Biblical studies and feminist hermeneutics..."
Joan Leonard
Former President, College Theological Society
"...Although we have no clear proof one way or the other, we can say that the Mary Magdalen figure is such a strong one in the texts and in the tradition that it is reasonable to conclude that the references point to a strong woman who left her imprint on the Christian story-telling traditions. The 'other women ministering' tradition is equally strong. But whatever the particulars of historicality, it is clear that the texts point to women like those described who were an important part of Jesus' story and an important part of the stories of the first Christians..."